Re: Proposal: reduction of unnecessary x-posting with Snews

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From: Simon Crute
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 00:00

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In article: <821691164snz@siberia.demon.co.uk>  Philip McNab <philip@siberia.demon.co.uk> writes:
> So how about this change: expert mode offers the check, whereas
> novices only get to follow-up to the group being viewd?  It would
> cut down on cross-posting, and in most cases it would be
> appropriate to restrict f-u this way.

I would say it should post it to a) the group for which followups are set, and then b) the 1st group in the news groups like, and cross posted to the 
current group, but that's just from a beginers angle, I don't know what the "RFC"correct way would be.

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Geordie               simon@geordie.demon.co.uk (home)
                      simon@serpula.demon.co.uk (work)
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